Horseshoe.



No. 826,232. PATBNTED-MAY 8, 1906.

B. an A. MESSINGBR.

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'UNiTnn STATES- PATENT OFFICE. y

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 16,1906. Serial No. 296,269.

T0 all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN MESSIN- GER and AARON MEssINGER, citizensof the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Horseshoe, ofwhich the following is a specification. p

Our invention consists of an improvement ina horse or other animal shoeembodying means for receiving a cushion in the under side of the body ofthe shoe and interlocking the same therewith to prevent creeping anddisplacement of said cushion and also for providing larger spaces fornailing, while also setting back the means which interlock the cushionso that they will not interfere with the animal, the exterior walls ofsaid means being also rounded, so that they present no sharp or angularedges to the opposite sides of the legs of the animal, and so will notinjure the same should said means possibly strike them but even toprevent this said means are set back from the exterior edges of the rimsD, and thus under ordinary circumstances they are removed from suchliability of striking the legs.

Figure l represents a perspective view of a horseshoe embodying ourinvention, the

cushion having been removed therefrom. Fig. 2 represents a bottom planview of the` shoe, the cushion being in position. Fig. 3 represents atransverse section on line :n Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the body of a horseshoe, in theunder side of which is the groove or recess B, which extends around thesame and has tightly fitted therein the cushion C, of yielding material,forming a soft and resilient tread.

D designates rims at opposite sides of the top of the shoe, the samehaving therein the nail-holes E. On the outer walls F of the sides ofthe recess B are piers G, which bulge or extend outwardly from saidwalls and are interiorly channeled, as at H, the channels' tapering orwidening from the top of said walls to the lower edges thereof, it beingseen in Fig. 2 that some of the material of the cushion C wedginglyenters said channels H, thus interlocking the relative portions at thesides of said cushion with thewalls H, by which provision longitudinalcreeping of the cushion in the recess B is prevented.

J designates a wall at the toe portion of the shoe, the same joining thefront terminals of the walls F by the short walls K, which extendrearwardly from the side terminals of said wall J and extending to thefront terminals of the said walls F, said walls J, K, and F beingcontinuities, it being seen that by this provision the toe portion ofthe recess B is enlarged forwardly, as at L, and the toe portion of thecushion C is also enlarged by a forwardly-projecting portion M, whichlatter occupies the portion L of the recess B and has its sides inclosedand engaged by the short walls K, it being also noticed that as the toeportion M of the cushion is held in front by the wall J and at its sidesby the short walls K said portion M is firmly held in position andprevented from longitudinal and lateral creeping and disconnection.Again, by this provision the toe portion of the cushion is vastlyenlarged and has its tread occupying the same plane as the sides andheel portions of the same, and thus the cushion is always presented tothe ground or street, and thus the animal strikes the latter with alladvantages of an entire cushion, while also avoidin the direct contactof any metallic portion ofg the shoe with the ground or street. It willalso be seen that the walls F are set considerably back from the outeredges of the rims D, and they are firmly united to said rims by thepiers G, which thus act as reinforces, the exterior walls of the piersbeing in a measure circular, whereby the spaces between said piers arebelow the nail-holes E and in communication therewith and are leftlarge, so that a hammer may readily enter said spaces and strike thehead of the nails without being obstructed by said piers and without theliability of striking said piers to any material and injurious extent.

The rear ends of the walls of the recess B are curved, as at N, andthe-terminals P ofl the cushion C are similarly shaped, so as to accordwith said ends and be tightly embraced by the same, and thus retained inposition, this construction avoiding the presentation of angles at theheel end of the shoe, which angles are liable to be broken 0H orfractured, it being also noticed that the tread of the cushion C, beingin the same plane ICO IOS

from toe to heel, as has been stated, is below the Walls of the underside of the shoe, and thus the metallic portions of the shoe at the heelthereof are prevented from striking the ground or street, the resilientnature of the shoe thus being preserved throughout its length. It willalso be seen that the nailholes E are set in to a considerable extentfrom the outer edge of the rim D, and thus the nail-heads are removedfrom contact with the road or street, While the adjacent piers serve asguards for said heads both in front and rear thereof.

Having thus described our invention,what We claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-d 1 1. An animal-shoe having a recess inits sides and front, a toe portion extending for- Wardly from the frontportion of said recess, a side rim, piers in the outer Walls of saidrecess, said piers having on their inner sides tapering channels, and acushion adapted to occupy said recess and channels and Wedge in thelatter.

2. An animal-shoe having recesses in its sides and front, a cushionadapted to occupy said recesses, outturned shoulders on the front andrear ends of the outer Walls of the side recesses, outturned piers onsaid outer Walls intermediate of said shoulders, said piers having ontheir inner faces tapering channels, and circular Walls joining theheelterminals of the side Walls.

3. An animal-shoe having recesses in its sides and front, a cushionadapted to occupy said recesses, outturned shoulders on the front andrear ends of the outer Walls of the side recesses, outturned piers onsaid outer Walls, intermediate of said shoulders, and a rim at the topjoining said shoulders, said piers and adjacent portions of said outerWalls b eing set back from the outer face of said rim.

BENJAMIN MESSINGER. AARON MESSINGER. Witnesses JOHN A. WniDERsHEnw, S.R. CARR.

